Wall cabinet



s. HAMMER WALL CABINET Aug. 2, 1932.

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FA ATTORN Patented Aug. 2, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT erica A SAMUEL HAMMER, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED METAL BOX. CO.

INGJOF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK WALL CABINET Application led November 7, 1929. Serial No. 405,346.

This invention relates to wall cabinets, and has for its primary object and purpose to provide a wall cabinet or receptacle of simple and durable construction designed pri- Q marily for use as al clothes hamper particularly in bath rooms where the conservation of space is an important factor.

It is one of the important objects of the in- .,l vention to provide aclothes hamper adapt f cluded.

It is a further object of my invention to providev a wall cabinet orl receptacle of the above type in which the several parts are in the form of relatively simple vsheet metal stampings which can be readily fabricated and assembled so that such cabinets lmay be manufactured on a quantity productionbasis at relatively lowcost.

In one practical vrembodiment of thel inven-v tion, I produce the opposite sidewalls of the cabinet body and a continuous wall faceengaging flange framing the cabinet body in the form 0f a single sheet metal stamping having continuous vertical shoulders at the juncture of said body' walls and the flange. It is one ofthe detail objects of the invention to provide an ornamental panel adapted to be positioned upon said shoulders between the upper and lower cabinetdoors and means whereby said panel may be quickly and rigidly fiXed in connection with the cabinet structure without welding or using rivets,

screws or other similar fastening elements.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved wall cabinet, and in the form, construction and relative arrangement of its several parts as will be hereinafter more'fully described, il-V claim.

In the drawings, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practical embodiment of the invention, and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several'views,

Fig. l is a front elevation illustrating one embodiment of my present improvements;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the cabinet on an enlarged scale;l

Fig. 3 isan enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3)-3V of F ig. l; f

Fig. lis an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on the linev l-f of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 isfa vertical sectional View taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; 65 Fig. 6 is a fragmentary interior elevation of parts of the lower door and the intermediate panel as indicated by the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail vertical section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6 and showing the lower door in dotted lines swung upwardly to its lower position. v

Referring in detail'` to the drawings, the cabinet bodywhich is adapted to be mounted within a recess or mortise formed in the faceV of the building wall, includes opposite vertical side walls 5 which are integral parts of av continuous rectangular frame indicated at 6. This frame and the body walls 5 are produced from sheet steel of the requisite gauge Vor thickness in the form of a single metal stamping.v VThe frame 6 includes an outer marginalwall or iiange 7, the edge ofr which is adapted to abut closely against the face of the building wall and the inwardly extending flange 8 which is integrally joined Vwith the forward edges of the side walls 5 of the cabinet by the angular shoulders 9 which extend continuously along the Vopposite vertical side portions of the frame 6. v The inner portions of these shoulders extending laterally from the side walls 5 of the cabinet are provided at suitably spaced points with the slots or openings as indicated at'lO in Fig. 2 of the drawings, thepurpose of which will be presently described.

The body of the cabinet also includes Athe separate top and bottom walls 11 and 12 respectively, each consisting of a separate metal sheet having the flanges indicated at 13 and 14 respectively, which lap upon the outer sides of the side walls 5 and are welded or otherwise rigidly and permanently secured thereto. The bottom wall 12 at its forward edge is also provided with the downwardly projecting flange 15 Welded to the inner side of the flange S at the bottom of the frame 6. A similar upwardly projecting flange 16 on the forward edge of the top wall 11 is welded to the frame part 8 at the top thereof. This flange 16 is provided in spaced relation to its opposite ends and in the upper portion thereof with vertically extending notches or recesses 17, the intermediate portion of the flange being bent to provide a longitudinally extending bead 1S closed on one side by the flange 8 of the frame 6.

The rear side of the cabinet body is closed by the sheet metal wall 19 having marginal flanges indicated at 2O extending over the top, bottom and side walls of the cabinet and welded or otherwise fixed thereto.

The front side of the cabinet at its upper and lower ends is provided with the doors 21 and 22 respectively. lhile these doors might be of various constructions, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, they each consist o'f two stamped sheet metal plates. Each of these plates is provided with marginal flanges, the flanges of the inner plate tting within the flanges on the outer plate whereby the two door plates are spaced apart. Any desired means may be used for rigidly holding the plates in assembled relation.

To the inner side of each door adjacent one edge thereof the hinge arms 23 and 24 respectively, are fixed at one of their ends. These hinge arms are inwardly curved and of substantially semi-circular form projecting beyond the edge of the door and terminate in the angularly bent parts 25 projecting towards the edge of the door, said parts 25 at their ends being provided with hinge pins or studs 26 extending laterally therefrom in opposite directions. The parts 25 of the hinge arms on the upper door 21 are in registration with the slot 17 in the fla-nge 16, the hinge pins or studs 26 thereon being loosely engaged for rocking movement in the open ends of the sections'of bead 18 at opposite sides of said slot.

The space between the upper and lower doors at thefront side of the cabinet is closed by an ornamental panel 2'? which consists of a rectangular marginal sheet metal frame to the innerV side of which a sheet metal plate 28 is welded or otherwise secured at its edges. This plate may be provided with perforations of various sizes and shapes arranged in any desired ornamental grouping. The panel frame at its outer edges is angularly flanged as indicated at 29, said flanges at the oppo- VsiteV vertical edges of the panel abutting closely against the shoulders 9 of the frame 6. These opposite side flanges of the panel carry rearwardly projecting sheet metal tongues 30 welded to said flanges. l/Vhen the panel is assembled with the frame 6, these tongues extend rearwardly through the slots or openings 10 of the shoulders 9 and are then bent laterally and outwardly against the rear sides of said shouldered parts of the sheet metal stamping as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and l of the drawings. In this manner, the panel is rigidly locked in connection with the frame 6.

To the rear face of the marginal frame of the panel 27 extending across the lower horizontal portion thereof, the sheet metal strip indicated at 31 is welded or otherwise secured, the said strip being recessed and provided with the intermediate bead indicated at 32 in the same manner as the flange 16 of the top wall 11 of the cabinet. The open ends of the bead sections 32 loosely receive the hinge studs or pins 26 of the hinge arms 24 carried by the lower door 22. It will thus be understood that these upper and vlower doors of the cabinet, each swings downwardly by gravity from the open to the closed position. At its lower edge, each door on the outer side thereof is provided with a suitable spring latch device shown at-33 and 34: respectively, to cooperate with keeper members 35 and 36 secured to the upper edge of panel 27 and to the lower horizontal part of frame 6 respectively, whereby the doors are securely latched and held in the closed p0- sition.

In mounting the cabinet upon the wall structure. the usual recess or mortise indicated at R of the proper dimensions is first provided in the face of the wall. The opposite side walls and the rear wall of the cabinet body which are disposed within said recess are provided with suitably located openings to receive the screws or other fastening or attaching elments indicated at .whereby the body of thel cabinet or receptacle is rigidly fixed to the wall structure, and with the rear edge of the flange I on the frame 6 in tight abutting engagement with the face of the wall at points laterally spaced from each wall of the recess or mortise R. When the doors 21 and 22 are in their closed positions, their outer surfaces are almost flush with the outer face or surface of the part 8 of the front frame 6 of the body structure. Thus the projection from the face of the wall, is substantially equal only to the depth of the flange 7 on frame 6. At the saine time, a cabinet or receptacle of appreciable capacityis provided and may be thus mounted in the wall of a bath room to receive soiledy clothes, without being obstructive or materially reducing the available space within the room.

. By hinging both doors at their upper edges,

after either of the doors has been opened, upon release, it immediately drops and is latched in its closed position. Thus, possibility of leaving the door open and projecting into the room where it would constitute an obstruction is obviated. The soiled clothes or other articles are, of course, inserted into the cabinet through the upper door opening1 above the ornamental panel 27, and are removed therefrom through the lower door opening.

From the above description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and several advantages of my invention will be readily understood. It will be seen that by reason of the fact that the several parts of the cabinet are produced in the form of simple sheet metal stampings, that such parts can be rapidly fabricated and assembled so that cabinets or receptacles of this character may be produced in large quantities with a minimum of manual labor, and at the same time possess a very high degree of strength and durability. A cabinet of this kind, also is of great convenience and hereto.

SAMUEL HAMMER.

serviceability in practical use, admitting of the easy removal of the contents of the cabinet, without disturbing its position, or causing iniury or damage to any parts thereof.

While I have herein shown and described one simple and satisfactory embodiment of my invention. it will nevertheless, be understood that the essential features thereof might also be incorporated in various other alternative structures. and I accordingly reserve th'e privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

A wall cabinet comprising a vertically elongated she-et metal body structure adapted to be mounted in a wall recess and having a marginal frame of angular cross section surrounding the front open side thereof to engage the face of said wall, and said structure at opposite sides thereof and at the juncture. of the body wall with said frame being provided with vertically extending shoulders having slots therethrough at vertically spaced points, a sheet metal panel having marginal flanges engaging said shoulders, benda-ble tongues secured toand projecting rearwardly from said flanges engaged through said openings and securing said panel upon the shoulders, said panel at its upper and lower ends being spaced from the bottom and top walls respectively of the cabinet, and upper and lower doors hinged respectively to the n rear side of said frame at the top thereof and upon the rear side of said panel at its lower end for independent operation to open position and for swinging movement by gravity to a normal closed position against said shoulloroV y 

